Immediate Former Comptroller General of the United States

David M. Walker is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in government transformation and fiscal responsibility. He has over 40 years of executive level experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including heading three federal agencies, two non-profits, including serving as Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998-2008. He has also served on many non-profit boards and advisory committees, including serving as a Public Trustee for Social Security and Medicare, and as a member of the Defense Business Board.

Mr. Walker is also a writer, speaker, and media commentator. He is the author of four books and has been featured in several nationally syndicated programs and documentaries. Mr. Walker recently completed serving as the Distinguished Visiting Professor (William J. Crowe Chair) at the U.S. Naval Academy where he taught the Economics of National Security.

David Walker is a non-practicing CPA. He has a B.S. in Accounting from Jacksonville University, an SMG Certificate from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University, and a Capstone Certificate from the National War College. He also holds four honorary doctorate degrees from American University, Bryant University, Jacksonville University and Lincoln Memorial University.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Ret.)

Admiral Bill Owens began his military career as a nuclear submariner, serving on strategic nuclear-powered and nuclear attack submarines. During Operation Desert Storm, Admiral Owens commanded the U.S. Sixth Fleet. He also served as the deputy chief of Naval Operations for Resources and assisted two Secretaries of Defense (Frank Carlucci and Dick Cheney). Over the span of his military service, Owens spent 2000 days submerged aboard submarines.

From 1994-1996, Admiral Owens was Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As the second-ranking United States military officer, he led the effort to reorganize and restructure the armed forces for the post-Cold War era. Owens was the architect of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), which brought an advanced systems technology approach to military operations which has been deemed the most significant change in the military’s system of requirements, budgets and technology since World War II.

In 2004, Admiral Owens became the CEO of Nortel, a Fortune 500 company. In recent years, he served as Chairman and Senior Partner of AEA Investors Asia, an international private equity firm, and as Vice Chairman of the NYSE for Asia. Bill Owens is currently the Executive Chairman of Red Bison Advisory Group which identifies partnership opportunities with proven enterprises around the globe in the areas of natural resources, real estate, and information and communication technology.

Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado

Barry W. Poulson is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado. He has been a Visiting Professor at several Universities including, Universidad Autonomo De Guadalajara, Mexico; University of North Carolina; Cambridge University; Konan University, Kobe Japan; and Universidad Carlos Tercera, Madrid, Spain.

Dr. Poulson is the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of economic development and economic history. His current research focuses on fiscal policies and fiscal constitutions. He has served on the Colorado Tax Commission and as Vice Chair of the State Treasurer’s Advisory Group on Constitutional Amendments in Colorado.

Professor Poulson is Past President of the North American Economics and Finance Association. He is an Advisor to the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy of the American Legislative Exchange Council and serves as a consultant on fiscal policy and fiscal constitutions to a number of state and national think tanks.

Co-founder, Let Us Vote for a Balanced Budget Amendment Citizen’s Campaign Inc.

David Biddulph is a semi-retired entrepreneur and citizen activist who has been a leader since 1992 in empowering citizens to vote for state and national amendments.

In the 1990s, Mr. Biddulph became the volunteer Florida petition drive coordinator for the “Save Our Homes Amendment. SOH has saved Florida homeowners over $80 billion since voters approved it in 1993.

In 2010, David and his wife Susie founded the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force to pass on the American Dream to their granddaughters. The BBA Task Force has been instrumental in passing 16 Fiscal Responsibility Article V Applications and 14 “No Runaway Convention” Acts.

In 2022, Dave and Susie launched the STOP Inflating U.S. campaign to encourage citizens to fight back against 40-year high inflation by urging their state and federal representatives to pledge support for a state-drafted, voter approved, Inflation-Fighting Fiscal Responsibility U.S. Amendment.

Mr. Cuccinelli earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Virginia, a law degree from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, and a Masters in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University.

Mr. Cuccinelli has been a trial and appellate litigator, including constitutional law, for over 25 years.  Additionally, Mr. Cuccinelli served in state government in the Virginia State Senate from 2002-2010, and as Virginia’s Attorney General from 2010-2014.  As Virginia’s Attorney General, Mr. Cuccinelli led national litigation against Obamacare and other illegal and unconstitutional federal overreach.  He also led Virginia from being among the worst states in fighting human trafficking to becoming one of the best; and his successful prosecutorial efforts resulted in record enforcement against gangs, health care fraud and child predators, all while protecting life and constitutional rights.

Mr. Cuccinelli also served in the federal government, first as the Acting Director of

United States Citizenship & Immigration Services, and then as the Acting Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.  During his tenure, Mr. Cuccinelli was a leading spokesman for the administration on immigration, election security and homeland security issues.  He was responsible for planning and managing a budget of over $50 billion per year, while serving as the chief operating officer for the Department of the federal government responsible for responding to most forms of crises in the United States.  Mr. Cuccinelli was appointed by the President to serve as an original member of the Coronavirus Task Force upon the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following his time in federal service, Mr. Cuccinelli assumed leadership of the joint Susan B. Anthony List/American Principles Project Election Transparency Initiative, in which position Mr. Cuccinelli seeks to fend off a federal takeover of state elections while at the same time advancing election reforms to achieve security, transparency and accountability in our elections.

Mr. Cuccinelli continues to be a frequent media contributor on the wide array of subjects in which he is an expert.

Mr. Cuccinelli and his wife, Teiro, grew up and live in Virginia and they have seven children, one son-in-law and most joyously of all – two grandchildren.

In his spare time, Mr. Cuccinelli enjoys spending time with his family, reading, shooting, playing ultimate frisbee and watching college basketball.